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Old 05-07-2010, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Diver67 View Post
You might also be surprised at the number of times the police report an unverifiable traffic violation in order to justify a stop and search. "The driver failed to signal a lane change, so I pulled him over."
This is very true as well. Failing to signal a lane change or failing to maintain a lane almost always signal a BS reason to justify the stop. These offenses seem to be particularly incredibly rampant between 1 and 5 a.m. in New York.
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